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Tissues and epithelium Flashcards

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Simple Squamous Epithelium Location?

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Capillary walls, alveoli, glomeruli

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Simple Squamous Epithelium Function?

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Allows materials to pass by diffusion and filtration, little protection

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Simple squamous epithelium Description?

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Single layer of flat cells attached to basement membrane

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium Function?

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Secretion and absorption

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium Location?

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Kidney tubules, glandular ducts, ovaries, and the thyroid gland

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium Description?

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Single layer and cubed shape

cells, attached to basement membrane and lines outside of lumen

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Simple Columnar Epithelium - Function?

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Absorption; secretion of mucus, acid, enzymes, and other substances

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Simple Ciliated Columnar Epithelium - Function?

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Secretion of mucus, acid, enzymes, and other substances and cilia to waft eggs and zygotes to desired location for implantation

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Simple Ciliated Columnar Epithelium - Location?

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Lines the oviducts (fallopian tubes), uterus

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Simple Ciliated Columnar Epithelium - Description?

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Column shaped, 1 cell thick, attached to basement membrane, nuclei located near basement membrane, has cilia

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Simple Columnar Epithelium - Location?

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Lines most of the digestive tract (stomach to rectum), gallbladder

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Simple Columnar Epithelium - Description

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Column shaped, 1 cell thick, attached to basement membrane, nuclei located near basement membrane

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Pseudo-stratified “Ciliated” Columnar Epithelium Location?

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Respiratory tract

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Pseudo-stratified “Ciliated” Columnar Epithelium Function?

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Secretes substances to help move chemicals and fluid, cilia vibrate and waft substances through the lumen

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Pseudo-stratified “Ciliated” Columnar Epithelium Description?

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Appears to be layered but all cells are attached to the basement membrane, ciliated type have fine hair-like structures on outer surface

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Keratinised Stratified Squamous Epithelium - Function?

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Protects underlying tissues from the outside environment

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Keratinised Stratified Squamous Epithelium - Location?

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Skin, hair, hooves, nails, fur

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Keratinised Stratified Squamous Epithelium - Description?

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Layers of squamous epithelium originating from a basement membrane, with the protein Keratin added as cells move away from the basement membrane

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Non-Keratinised Stratified Squamous Epithelium - Function?

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Protects underlying tissues and areas subjected to abrasion

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Non-Keratinised Stratified Squamous Epithelium - Location?

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Moist linings of the esophagus, mouth, and vagina; the epidermis of the skin

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Non-Keratinised Stratified Squamous Epithelium - Description?

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Layers of squamous epithelium originating from a basement membrane, numerous goblet cells

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Transitional Epithelium Function?

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Stretches readily and permits distension of urinary organ by contained urine

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Transitional Epithelium Location?

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Lines the ureters, urinary bladder, and part of the urethra

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The study of tissues

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Histology

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A group of cells that have a common origin and carry out specialised activities

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Tissues

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Structure composed of two or more different kinds of tissues with a specific function and a recognisable shape

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Organs

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Tissue that forms the innermost and outermost surfaces of body structures and gland

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Epithelial Tissue

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Thin, extracellular layer between epithelium and connective tissue

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Basement membrane

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Tissue composed of cells that line the cavities and surfaces of structures throughout the body

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Simple epithelium

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Cells arranged with one layer on top of the other

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Stratified Epithelium

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Superficial layer consisting of flat, scale-like cells

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Squamous Epithelium

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Layer of cube-like cells with large, spherical central nuclei

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Cuboidal Epithelium

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Layer composed of tall, narrow, somewhat cylindrical cells

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Columnar Epithelium

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Type of epithelium tissue that looks stratified but actually is not

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Pseudostratified Epithelium

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Hairlike projections that move the entire cell or cell substances along the surface of the cell

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Cilia

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Unicellular glands that secrete mucous

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Goblet Cells

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Multiple layers of epithelial cells which contract and expand

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Transitional Epithelium

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A ductless gland that secretes hormones into interstitial fluid and the blood

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Endocrine Gland

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Gland that secretes its products into ducts that carry the secretions into body cavities, the lumen of an organ, or the outer surface of the body

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Exocrine Gland

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Tissue that connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs

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Connective Tissue

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The ground substance and fibers between cells in connective tissue

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Extracellular Matrix

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Large, flat cells that secrete most of the extracellular matrix of areolar and dense connective tissue

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Fibroblasts

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Phagocytic cell derived from a monocyte

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Macrophage

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Intercellular material in which the cells and fibers of connective tissue are embedded

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Ground Substance

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Very strong and resist tension but allows tissue flexibility

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Collagen Fibers

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Smaller than collagen fibers and made of elastin protein which adds strength and stability

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Elastic Fibers

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Tissue that holds organs and epithelia in place and also surrounds blood vessels and nerves

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Loose Connective Tissue

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Loose connective tissue that exhibits interlacing, loosely organised fibres, abundant blood vessels, and significant empty space

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Areolar Connective Tissue

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Specialised loose connective tissue that functions as the major storage site for fat

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Adipose Connective Tissue

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Tissue that contains collagen fibers and functions by providing strong connection between different tissues

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Dense Connective Tissue

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Packed with bundles of collagen fibers running in different directions

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Dense Irregular Connective Tissue

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Packed with parallel bundles of collagen fibers

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Dense Regular Connective Tissue

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Type of connective tissue consisting of mainly elastic fibers

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Elastic Connective Tissue

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A firm, elastic, flexible type of connective tissue found in the joints, outer ear, and larynx

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Cartilage

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A cell that has secreted the matrix of cartilage and become embedded in it

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Chondrocyte

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Has a firm, gelatinous ground substance containing collagen fibres

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Hyaline Cartilage

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Contains many elastic fibers in a firm gelatinous ground substance

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Elastic Cartilage

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Cartilage that contains fibrous bundles of collagen

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Fibrocartilage

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Bony

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Bone Tissue/Osseous

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A mature bone cell that maintains the daily activities of bone tissue

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Osteocyte

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Fluid extracellular matrix used to transports substances throughout the body

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Blood (Connective Tissue)

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Cell that contains hemoglobin which permits it to transport oxygen (and carbon dioxide)

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Red Blood Cells

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Cells of the immune system involved in defending the body against both infectious disease and foreign materials

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White Blood Cells

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Body tissue consisting of long cells that contract when stimulated to produce motion

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Muscle Tissue

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Action controlled by an individual’s will to make it happen

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Voluntary

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Something done automatically or without conscious awareness

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Involuntary

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Marked with striae, striped, grooved, or ridged

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Striations

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An organ specialized for contraction, composed of striated muscle fibers attached to bone by a tendon

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Skeletal Muscle

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Striated muscle fibres with inter-calated discs that form that wall of the heart

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Cardiac Muscle

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A tissue specialised for contraction, located in the walls of hollow internal organs

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Smooth Muscle

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Tissue containing neurons that initiate and conduct nerve impulses to coordinate homeostasis

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Nervous Tissue

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A nerve cell consisting of a cell body, dendrites, and an axon

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Neurons

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Group of organs that work together to perform a specific function

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Body System

Tissues & Epithelium (3 decks)

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